"[T]he small-town whimsy here is undercut with real darkness..." Uncut "The tone shifts smoothly from folksy humour to suspense, reaching an epic note in the iconic final shot..." Sight and Sound "Henry Fonda manages plainspoken eloquence in this visually simple, morally complex movie, a too rarely emulated model for political filmmaking." -- Grade: A Entertainment Weekly "[A] cornerstone of the director's loving but critical perspective on American myth and history." Premiere "Ford's dual vision of Lincoln leads him to one of the most extraordinary closing acts in American film..." New York Times32.99751

"...Heads many a list of all-time cinematic favorites....Stunning..." New York Times "...An audience favorite from the beginning -- and a creative influence on a generation of filmmakers..." USA Today "...THE SEARCHERS contains scenes of magnificence, and one of John Wayne's best performances. There are shots that are astonishingly beautiful..." Chicago Sun-Times "...A masterpiece..." Total Film "...The Western that bowled over a generation of film schoolers, from Lucas to Scorsese to Spielberg..."Entertainment Weekly 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]ender and insightful. It will cut you up." Total Film 5 stars out of 5 -- "Ford's picture is relentlessly unpretentious; tackling Big Themes without neon-slicking them or telling us what to think." Total Film 5 stars out of 5 -- "It's a thoughtful, and rather dark piece....Ford used Monument Valley as a canvas for the breathtaking photography." Ultimate DVD32.99751

"...Heads many a list of all-time cinematic favorites....Stunning..." New York Times "...An audience favorite from the beginning -- and a creative influence on a generation of filmmakers..." USA Today "...THE SEARCHERS contains scenes of magnificence, and one of John Wayne's best performances. There are shots that are astonishingly beautiful..." Chicago Sun-Times "...A masterpiece..." Total Film "...The Western that bowled over a generation of film schoolers, from Lucas to Scorsese to Spielberg..."Entertainment Weekly 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]ender and insightful. It will cut you up." Total Film 5 stars out of 5 -- "Ford's picture is relentlessly unpretentious; tackling Big Themes without neon-slicking them or telling us what to think." Total Film 5 stars out of 5 -- "It's a thoughtful, and rather dark piece....Ford used Monument Valley as a canvas for the breathtaking photography." Ultimate DVD32.99751

"...Heads many a list of all-time cinematic favorites....Stunning..." New York Times "...An audience favorite from the beginning -- and a creative influence on a generation of filmmakers..." USA Today "...THE SEARCHERS contains scenes of magnificence, and one of John Wayne's best performances. There are shots that are astonishingly beautiful..." Chicago Sun-Times "...A masterpiece..." Total Film "...The Western that bowled over a generation of film schoolers, from Lucas to Scorsese to Spielberg..."Entertainment Weekly 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]ender and insightful. It will cut you up." Total Film 5 stars out of 5 -- "Ford's picture is relentlessly unpretentious; tackling Big Themes without neon-slicking them or telling us what to think." Total Film 5 stars out of 5 -- "It's a thoughtful, and rather dark piece....Ford used Monument Valley as a canvas for the breathtaking photography." Ultimate DVD32.99751

"...Heads many a list of all-time cinematic favorites....Stunning..." New York Times "...An audience favorite from the beginning -- and a creative influence on a generation of filmmakers..." USA Today "...THE SEARCHERS contains scenes of magnificence, and one of John Wayne's best performances. There are shots that are astonishingly beautiful..." Chicago Sun-Times "...A masterpiece..." Total Film "...The Western that bowled over a generation of film schoolers, from Lucas to Scorsese to Spielberg..."Entertainment Weekly 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]ender and insightful. It will cut you up." Total Film 5 stars out of 5 -- "Ford's picture is relentlessly unpretentious; tackling Big Themes without neon-slicking them or telling us what to think." Total Film 5 stars out of 5 -- "It's a thoughtful, and rather dark piece....Ford used Monument Valley as a canvas for the breathtaking photography." Ultimate DVD32.99751

"...[The story] feels nourishingly archetypal, especially John Wayne's turn as the outlaw Ringo Kid..." Entertainment Weekly "...This is myth-making writ large, full of Ford's enduring themes, daring stunt work, and peerless eye for composition..." Premiere "[T]he DVD breathes life into Ford's character study of sundry stagecoach passenger types..." USA Today "[Wayne] sauntered into stardom after a decade in movies as the Ringo Kid, a charming outlaw bend on revenge." Uncut "[A] thrilling western about a group of travelers whose Arizona stage ride lands them smack in the midst of an apache uprising..."New York Times "STAGECOACH gives fine shading to a simple story, making it look and feel like a forgotten American myth." -- Grade: AA.V. Club "Action-packed and jaw-droppingly epic, STAGECOACH is the perfect Western to show to people who don't like Westerns." -- Grade: AEntertainment Weekly "A classic as sharply defined and indelible as the sandstone buttes of Monument Valley, John Ford's 1939 Western is in every sense a landmark."Sight and Sound "[T]here's still a sophistication to STAGECOACH that goes well beyond its silent movie and stage melodrama roots....A small film but it casts a long shadow."Empire32.99751

"...[The story] feels nourishingly archetypal, especially John Wayne's turn as the outlaw Ringo Kid..." Entertainment Weekly "...This is myth-making writ large, full of Ford's enduring themes, daring stunt work, and peerless eye for composition..." Premiere "[T]he DVD breathes life into Ford's character study of sundry stagecoach passenger types..." USA Today "[Wayne] sauntered into stardom after a decade in movies as the Ringo Kid, a charming outlaw bend on revenge." Uncut "[A] thrilling western about a group of travelers whose Arizona stage ride lands them smack in the midst of an apache uprising..."New York Times "STAGECOACH gives fine shading to a simple story, making it look and feel like a forgotten American myth." -- Grade: AA.V. Club "Action-packed and jaw-droppingly epic, STAGECOACH is the perfect Western to show to people who don't like Westerns." -- Grade: AEntertainment Weekly "A classic as sharply defined and indelible as the sandstone buttes of Monument Valley, John Ford's 1939 Western is in every sense a landmark."Sight and Sound "[T]here's still a sophistication to STAGECOACH that goes well beyond its silent movie and stage melodrama roots....A small film but it casts a long shadow."Empire32.99751

"...[Robert Montgomery] gives the best performance of his career..." USA Today 5 stars out of 5 -- "Ford's experiences in combat documentary are clear, but what's surprising for modern viewers is its measured, even downbeat tone....This is a nuanced and at times fatalistic study of men at arms..." Uncut 3 stars out of 5 -- "[A] very watchable monochrome WWII piece....[With] a strong supporting cast..." Ultimate DVD32.99751

"...Heads many a list of all-time cinematic favorites....Stunning..."New York Times "...THE SEARCHERS contains scenes of magnificence, and one of John Wayne's best performances. There are shots that are astonishingly beautiful..."Chicago Sun-Times "...A masterpiece..."Total Film "...An audience favorite from the beginning -- and a creative influence on a generation of filmmakers..."USA Today "...The Western that bowled over a generation of film schoolers, from Lucas to Scorsese to Spielberg..."Entertainment Weekly 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]ender and insightful. It will cut you up."Total Film 5 stars out of 5 -- "Ford's picture is relentlessly unpretentious; tackling Big Themes without neon-slicking them or telling us what to think."Total Film 5 stars out of 5 -- "It's a thoughtful, and rather dark piece....Ford used Monument Valley as a canvas for the breathtaking photography."Ultimate DVD32.99751

"As son Tom Joad, Henry Fonda gave the screen performance of his career."USA Today "[T]he director's most artistic work..."Uncut "It's gorgeous, jaw-dropping work, rivaling Toland's deep-focus artistry in CITIZEN KANE."Entertainment Weekly Ranked #17 in Uncut's Best DVDs Of 2005 -- "One of Ford's most beautiful films, and Fonda's performance is an essay in layered minimalism..."Uncut "The message is boldly displayed....The movie was based on John Steinbecks' novel arguably the most effective social document of the 1930s..."Chicago Sun-Times32.99751

"...John Ford's valedictory to the Old West...with Wayne wringing a surprising amount of pathos out of his role..."Entertainment Weekly "...Director John Ford's last masterpiece, THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE, features a killer cast..."USA Today "[O]ddly stirring and ahead of its time."Entertainment Weekly "[O]ne of Ford's most moving films. It boasts three superb performances."Sight and Sound "[The film offers] a bittersweet look at the closing of the frontier by focusing on two strikingly different men who help one town choose law and order over the chaos of the open range."A.V. Club32.99751

"...John Ford's valedictory to the Old West...with Wayne wringing a surprising amount of pathos out of his role..."Entertainment Weekly "[O]ddly stirring and ahead of its time."Entertainment Weekly "...Director John Ford's last masterpiece, THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE, features a killer cast..."USA Today "[O]ne of Ford's most moving films. It boasts three superb performances."Sight and Sound "[The film offers] a bittersweet look at the closing of the frontier by focusing on two strikingly different men who help one town choose law and order over the chaos of the open range."A.V. Club32.99751

"...The [Earp movie] closest to enduring myth..." Entertainment Weekly 5 stars out of 5 -- "Ford reaches levels of sublime artistry that would be hinted at in later works, but never equaled."Uncut "...John Ford's greatest western....MY DARLING CLEMENTINE must be one of the sweetest and most good-hearted of all Westerns..."Chicago Sun-Times "A spare, relatively taciturn classic....It always feels right..."USA Today "Joseph MacDonald's black-and-white cinematography is some of the most evocative camera work in Hollywood history."Wall Street Journal32.99751

"...The [Earp movie] closest to enduring myth..." Entertainment Weekly 5 stars out of 5 -- "Ford reaches levels of sublime artistry that would be hinted at in later works, but never equaled."Uncut "...John Ford's greatest western....MY DARLING CLEMENTINE must be one of the sweetest and most good-hearted of all Westerns..."Chicago Sun-Times "A spare, relatively taciturn classic....It always feels right..."USA Today "Joseph MacDonald's black-and-white cinematography is some of the most evocative camera work in Hollywood history."Wall Street Journal32.99751